1985-26 Amending Title 2 Administration and PersonnelKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. 85 -26 -0
AN ORDINANCE OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY AMENDING THE
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH CODE IN TITLE 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL.
WHEREAS, the Kodiak Island Borough Code Title 2 has not been kept
current with job description changes, and
WHEREAS, chapters have been added in numerical sequence based
upon the date of the ordinance instead of a basis of organization, and
WHEREAS, changes to bring the code current and more orderly are
desirable.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Kodiak Island Borough
Assembly that Title 2 of the Kodiak Island Borough Code be amended as
follows:
Section 1: Chapter numbers and titles shall be reorganized to read:
Title 2
Administration and Personnel
Chapters:
2.04 Elections
2.08 Bonding of Officers and Employees
2.10 Appointment of Officers, Commissions and Committees
2.12 Personnel
2.16 Borough Assembly
2.20 Borough Mayor
2.21 Borough Clerk
2.22 Borough Engineer
2.23 Resource Management Officer
2.30 Finance Department
2.31 Assessing Department (section number change only)
2.32 Community Development Department (section number change only)
2.33 Data Processing Department
2.34 Facilities Department
2.35 Fire Department
2.40 Planning Commission (section number change only)
2.41 Emergency Services (section number change only)
2.42 Kodiak Economic Development Commission (section number change
only)
2.43 Parks and Recreation Committee (section number change only)
Section 2: Chapters within Title 2 shall be amended to read:
2.21.030 Deputy clerk. The deputy borough clerk shall assume the
powers and duties of the borough clerk only in the absence of the borough
clerk from office, or by written direction from the borough clerk to
exercise particular powers and duties, or when the assembly determines by
resolution that the borough clerk is unable to perform the duties of the
office.
2.21.040 Duties. The deputy borough clerk shall perform other
functions and duties related to the legislative process under the super-
_ vision and direction of the borough clerk.
Section:
Chapter 2.22
BOROUGH ENGINEER
2.22.010 Appointment and duties.
2.22.010 Appointment and duties. The mayor shall appoint a borough
engineer who shall administer the borough subdivision regulations, maintain
engineering records and documents, administer design and inspection of all
horizontal construction, provide administration and operation for water and
solid waste disposal, administer local service roads and trails program,
and perform other duties as prescribed by the mayor and by resolution of
the assembly.
Sections:
2.23.010 Resource management officer. The resource management
officer shall be responsible for planning and supervising the selection,
acquision,.management and disposal of Kodiak Island Borough real property
and resources.
2.23.020 Duties. The resource management officer shall administer
the selection, acquisition, and exchange of land programs; the disposal of
Borough surplus lands and resources, including the assessment for the
demand of land; coordinates land management activities for survey, appraisal,
and zoning; acquires easements and right -of -ways for roads, sewer, water
lines, and other municipal operated utilities; participates in land
planning, economic development, resource management programs, and coastal
zone management decisions; holds public meetings; collects data relating to
Borough land and.its resource values; assists in the preparation of the
department budget and formulation of departmental policies and procedures;
interfaces with other governmental agencies on land programs, supervises
resource specialists or technicians; provides a full range of planning and
management activities; provides a full range of land and resource disposal
actions; and provides land acquisition actions.
Sections:
2.30.010 Director.
2.30.020 Accounting.
2.30.030 Internal audit.
2.30.040 Treasury.
Chapter 2.33
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OFFICE
2.23.010 Resource management officer.
2.23.020 Duties.
Chapter 2.30
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
2.30.010 Director. The finance department shall be headed by the
director of finance who shall be ex officio borough treasurer, borough
accountant and internal auditor. The finance director is appointed by the
mayor.
2.30.020 Accounting. The accounting and fiscal reporting functions
of the borough shall be under the supervision of the director of finance.
The director of finance shall maintain custody of and responsibility for
all fiscal records of the borough not specifically entrusted to other
offices by the director of finance.
2.30.030 Internal audit. The director of finance, ex officio
internal auditor, shall work closely with the external auditors in the best
interest of the borough. All departments will make available such
documents and records as are necessary to accomplish this function.
2.30.040 Treasury. The treasury functions shall be headed by the
director of finance, ex officio borough treasurer, who will have custody of
all public moneys and investment securities of the borough. The director
of finance, ex officio borough treasurer, will also administer the propert
tax collections and fiscal operations function and act as paying agent for
outstanding bonds and interest coupons.
Sections:
2.33.010 Data processing manager. There is created a borough data
processing department headed by the data processing manager. The manager
is appointed by the borough mayor.
2.33.020 Duties. The data processing manager shall be responsible
for directing the operations of the data processing department of the
borough. The data processing department shall provide centralized and
decentralized data processing to all borough departments. The data
processing manager will also provide data processing services to other
entities as may be legally directed by the borough mayor.
2.33.030 Security officer. Data processing manager shall be the
security officer on all borough data processing equipment and systems
including any equipment and systems that interface or network with any
borough equipment and /or systems.
Sections:
Sections:
Chapter 2.33
DATA PROCESSING DEPARTMENT
2.33.010 Data processing manager.
2.33.020 Duties.
2.33.030 Security officer.
Chapter 2.34
FACILITIES DEPARTMENT
2.32.010 Facility coordinator.
2.32.020 Building official.
2.32.010 Facility coordinator. The mayor shall appoint a facility
coordinator who shall maintain records, administer design and inspection of
vertical construction, coordinate supervision and inspection of village
construction, administer grants at local and village levels and perform
other duties as prescribed by the mayor or by resolution of the assembly.
2.32.020 Building official. The mayor shall appoint a building
official to perform inspections, enforce the provisions of the building
codes, issue permits, and maintain accurate records under the general
supervision of the facilities coordinator.
Chapter 2.35
FIRE DEPARTMENT
2.35.010 Fire chief.
2.35.020 Drills and instruction.
2.35.030 Arson suppression.
2.35.040 Notice to abate fire hazard.
2.35.050 Equipment.
2.35.060 Fire protection agreements with nearby communities.
2.35.070 Equipment use outside borough.
2.35.080 Vehicles.
2.35.090 False alarms.
2.35.010 Fire chief. The department shall consist of a chief and
other personnel as the chief and borough mayor may deem necessary for the
effective operation of the department. The chief shall be appointed by the
borough mayor with the recommendation of the fire district advisory board
for an indefinite period of time, and the chief's tenure of office shall
depend upon good conduct and efficiency. The chief shall be technically
qualified by training and experience and have ability to command persons
and hold their respect and confidence. The chief shall be removed only for
just cause and in accordance with borough personnel regulations.
2.35.020 Drills and instruction. The chief shall conduct suitable
drills or instruction in the operation and handling of equipment, first aid
and rescue work, salvage, study of buildings in the borough, fire
prevention, water supplies, and all other matters generally considered
essential to good firemanship and safety of life and property from fire.
2.35.030 Arson suppression. The chief is required to assist the
proper authorities in suppressing the crime of arson by investigating or
causing to be investigated the cause, origin, and circumstances of all
fires.
2.35.040 Notice to abate fire hazard. Any person with a notice to
abate any fire hazard or hazards shall comply therewith and promptly notify
the chief.
2.35.050 Equipment. The department shall be equipped with such
apparatus and other equipment as may be required from time to time to main-
tain its efficiency and properly protect life and property from fire. No
fire apparatus or equipment shall be used or any article be taken away or
concealed without proper authority. Apparatus and equipment purchases
shall be made after approval of the borough mayor.
2.35.060 Fire protection agreements with nearby communities. The
borough is authorized to enter into agreements or contracts with nearby
incorporated communities or governing bodies of other organizations to
provide the members of such community organizations with fire protection or
to establish a mutual aid system.
2.35.070 Equipment use outside borough. No apparatus shall be hired
out or permitted to leave the borough, except in response to a call for aid
at a fire in a neighboring community, without the consent of the chief.
The chief shall have power to assign equipment for response to calls for
outside aid in accordance with section 2.35.060, and in other cases only
when the absence of such equipment will not jeopardize protection in this
fire district area.
2.35.080 Vehicles. A. All fire department motor equipment and all
personal cars of department members showing a flashing blue light shall
have right -of -way over all other traffic when responding to an alarm.
B. Each member of the department driving a vehicle shall be
issued a suitable insignia to be attached to the vehicle.
C. No person shall drive any vehicle over fire hose except upon
specific orders from the chief or other personnel in charge where the hose
is used.
D. No person shall park any vehicle or otherwise cause any
obstruction to be placed within twenty -five feet of the entrance to any
fire station or other place where fire apparatus is stored, or within ten
feet of any fire hydrant or cistern.
E. No unauthorized person with any vehicle shall follow within
five hundred feet of any apparatus belonging to the department, nor park
any vehicle within three hundred feet of a fire.
2.35.090 False alarms. No person shall maliciously turn in or cause
to be turned in a false alarm.
Section 3: This ordinance shall become effective upon certification of the
October 1, 1985 election.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of July
ATTEST:
First Reading, Approval Date: June 6, 1985
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH/
A
By
B.rough Mayor
Second Reading, Public Hearing, Approval Date: July 2. 1985
Effective Date:Upon certification of the 0ctnhpr 1. 1988 plprtinn
, 1985.